Fences

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Event Fences
Venue Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW
First Date 25 March 2023
Opening Date 31 March 2023
Last Date 6 May 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description “I planted a seed and waited and prayed over it.”

August Wilson is one of the US’s most respected and lauded playwrights, and Fences is his tour de force. Full of rich and affecting dialogue, this play offers remarkable writing for actors and an unforgettable portrait of life in 1950s Pittsburgh.

Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and recently adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, Fences will have its long-overdue Australian premiere, featuring two of the starring performers from STC’s critically-adored A Raisin in the Sun.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects 1950s
Family
Justice
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Markus Hamilton Actor Mr Jim Bono
Bert LaBonté Actor Troy Maxon
Damon Manns Actor Lyons Maxon
Molly Moriarty Actor
Liannah Nandi Sibanda Actor
Zahra Newman Actor Rose Maxon
Dorian Nkono Actor Uncle Gabriel
Darius Williams Actor Cory Maxon
Daley Rangi Assistant Director
Brendon Boney Composer & Sound Designer
Gabriella Appau Consultant Community Engagement Associate
Cessalee Stovall Consultant Community Engagement Consultant
Jeremy Allen Designer
Amani Dorn Dialect Coach
Shari Sebbens Director
Nigel Poulton Fight Director/Fight Choreographer
Verity Hampson Lighting Designer
August Wilson Playwright
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2023/fences
Review https://www.theatretravels.org/post/review-fences-at-wharf-1-theatre-sydney-theatre-company
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 211845